NR | 2h 6min | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Satire | 24 October 1962 (USA)
With the exception of “Little Big Man” and “GoodFellas,” I’ve watched the 1962 original version of “The Manchurian Candidate” more than any other movie in my life—roughly four dozen times.
In every instance, I notice something I hadn’t seen or noticed before and am more entertained and enlightened with each subsequent viewing. It is as close to perfect as a film can get.
Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Richard Condon, the screenplay was written by George Axelrod (“The Seven Year Itch,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”) and directed by John Frankenheimer (“Seven Days in May,” “Birdman of Alcatraz”), a guy who cut his teeth during television’s “Golden Age” (1953–1960)….